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VOL. 99 NUMBER 28
WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 1986
KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA
BOB McRAE
Robert R. “Bob’’ McRae Jr., former prin-
cipal of Kings Mountain High School, was
named new superintendent of schools dur-
ing a special meeting of the board of educa-
tion Thursday morning at the Schools Ad-
ministration Office.
He replaces Bill Davis, who announced
his resignation in May after nine years at
the helm. Davis’s resignation was to be ef-
fective July 1 but he has agreed to stay on
for another month. McRae will begin his
duties here on August 4.
McRae presently serves as assistant
superintendent of the Randolph County
School System. He has held that post since
August 1983.
“This is just a dream come true for us,”
McRae said from his office in Asheboro.
‘“Being a superintendent has been a career
goal of mine for sometime and to get a
chance to do that in as good a system as
Kings Mountain, and to come back to a town
that means as much to us as Kings Moun-
tain does, is just more than I could hope for
almost.”
McRae served as principal of Kings
Mountain High from July of 1979 until
August of 1983. Prior to that, he was assis-
tant principal at Piedmont High School in
Monroe, principal of Monroe Middle School
and principal of Piedmont High School. He
is active in the Rotary Club, United Way,
Chamber of Commerce, N.C. Association of
School Administrators, and is a Sunday
School teacher.
McRae is a gradute of Anson High School
and earned his B.A. degree from Wake
Forest University. He also holds degrees
from Appalachian State and UNC-Chapel
Hill and expects to complete work on his
doctorate next year.
McRae plans to come to Kings Mountain
on July 22 to meet with Supt. Davis and
discuss school matters, and to also visit
around town and look for housing.
“I think that my job the first year is going
Bob McRae New Superintendent
to be to re-aquaint myself with the school
system and the people and work with
everyone there to try and see what the ap-
propriate direction for the system to take
is,” McRae said. “But I already know that
I'm coming to a good system and that is go-
ing to make my job considerably easier.
“My immediate goal is to help everybody
get the new school year off to a good start,”
he added. “I know Bill Davis and some
others will have that pretty well under con-
ry but I will be rapidly trying to assure
at.
McRae said his wife, Jacqueline, and
children, Juli, 13, and Molly, 7, will be mov-
ing to Kings Mountain before the start of
school.
“We all look forward to returning to
Kings Mountain,” he said. ‘We've always
had a warm place in our hearts for the town
and people there. It’s just like coming
home.”
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Guard’s Wilson KM’s Austin
When Charlie Wilson
spent two
reserves.
tional Guard, beginning as an
day before his 60th birthday.
Kings Mountain native
on retirement from a busy
career? Effective July 29th,
he will become Cleveland
County chairman of the N.C.
committee for Employer
Support of the Guard and
Reserve by the Office of
Assistant Secretary of
Defense on appointment by
state chairman Edwin H.
Shufelt.
Wilson also plans other
volunteer activities in the
community, in addition to be-
ing active in First Baptist
Church. He also plans to
volunteer to babysit his
young grandson, Brooks, son
Jf Baron and Sharon Huskey
Wilson, and be on hand for
the arrival of his second
grandchild due this month to
Monty and Lesia Hughes
Wilson. He and his wife, Col-
een Brooks Wilson, also plan
to celeberate their 32nd wed-
ding anniversary Sept. 17.
Wilson, who never missed a
drill day at the local National
JOHN YOUNG
Marilyn Neisler of Kings
Mountain was recently re-
elected president of the
Board of Trustees of Kings
Mountain Hospital. John
Young was elected vice presi-
dent and Dr. Jeff Mauney,
DPM, was elected secretary-
| treasurer. In other Board ac-
tion, Dr. Mauney and Jim
Yarbro were reappointed for
additional five year terms.
The Board of Trustees of
Kings Mountain Hospital is
‘made up of a cross section of
dedicated community
celebrates his 60th birthday
on Monday, he will have
irds of his life, 40
years, in the U.S. military
Sunday will mark his of-
ficial retirement from the
North Carolina Army Na-
enlisted man May 12, 1952
and ending on July 13, 1986, a
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Retiring Sunday
CHARLES WILSON
Guard Armory or at HHC
505th Engr. Battalion in
Gastonia except for his
honeymoon, said that Sunday
will his last drill day at
505th Eng. Battalion where
he has served as a Master
Sergeant assisting with per-
sonnel since Aug. 1, 1984,
when he retired after 30 years
at the KM Guard as senior
noncommissioned officer.
Wilson enlisted in the KM Na-
tional Guard Unit May 12,
1952 and was hired by Cap-
tain Samuel Humes Houston
as the Unit administrator on
May 25th of that year. He was
responsible for the contacting
of prospective members, the
enlistment of new members,
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MARILYN NEISLER
members who provide input,
insight and direction to the
medical staff and hospital ad-
ministration, enabling the
hospital to do the best possi-
ble work in filling the medical
needs of the community.
A life-time supporter of the
hospital and member of the
Board, Mrs. Neisler served
as vice president of the
Trustees prior to being
elected president in 1985. She
is married to Henry Neisler
and they have three sons. A
- book publishin
. Record, Gaston Independent
- County, will remain active at
Heads Papers
Publisher Garland Atkins
announced this week a major
company promotion and the
diversification by Herald
Publishing gompany into the
usiness,
along with publishing of
seven weekly newspapers at
the Kings Mountain plant.
: Atkins, owner and
publisher of The Kings Moun-
tain Herald in Cleveland
County, and Belmont Banner,
Mount Holly News, Cher-
-ryville Eagle; Bessemer City
and Stanley News, in Gaston |
the newspapers as publisher
but will also superintend the DARRELL AUSTIN
new book publishing opera- history of Carolina Freight
tions, interviewing and Carriers Corporation of Cher-
writing books. ~~ ryville, is completing a
Darrell Austin, Kings history of Jefferson Pilot
Mountain native with 25 Communications which in-
years experience in the cludes WBT and WBTV of
newspaper business: and 14 Charlotte and he is com-
Photo by Jeff Grigg
HOT, HOT, HOT — The hot, dry weather continues in the
Piedmont €arolinas, as this temperature sign at a Cher-
ryville savings and loan testifies. The thermometer hit the
the remainder of the week.
century mark Tuesday and is expected to continue high for
A
JEFF MAUNEY
Charlotte native but a resi-
dent of Kings Mountain for
the past 38 years, Mrs.
Neisler is an Elder of the
First Presbyterian Church.
“It is a privilege to work
with a Board that is so con-
genial and so committed to
the hospital,” said Mrs.
Neisler. “And we are so for-
tunate to have a staff at
Kings Mountain Hospital that
has a reputation for giving
quality medical treatment
and warm personal attention
to each patient.”
JIM YARBRO
Hospital Board Members Named
In commenting on her posi-
tion with the Board of
Trustees, Mrs. Neisler said,
“A goal of the Board is to
make decisions that will
benefit the people of Kings
Mountain. We are so happy
that Dr. William Beutel and
his family chose to come to
Kings Mountain and we are
aggressively looking for a
doctor of gynecology and
obstetrics to locate here in
the near future.”
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years with The Kings Moun-
tain Herald as General
Manager and Advertising
Director, has been promoted
to General Manager of the
newspapers in the Atkins-
owned General Publishing
Company chain.
“Darrell Austin’s new role
in our growing company will
free me to devote more time
to book publishing,” said
Atkins, who recently com-
pleted a just published
Pleting an autobiography of
ormer Wake Forest Univer-
sity basketball coach
“Bones’’ McKinney, in addi-
tion to other projects to
enlarge the publishing
business which he has owned
and operated since 1966.
. Austin, who worked in
the Advertising Department
of the Charlotte Observer and
Gastonia Gazette before join-
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Natural Gas Rates
Decrease 14 Percent
Good news for natural gas
customers. Your July gas
bills should reflect a 14 per-
cent reduction.
The city board of commis-
sioners Tuesday night ap-
proved the reduction on
recommendation of City gas
consultants Heath and
Associates subject to ap-
proval of the Federal
Regulatory Commission.
The reduction would mean
a savings of between $100 to
$115 for residential
customers, an overall sav-
ings in 12 months to all gas
customers of more than
$100,000.
The city of Kings Mountain
currently has 1,823 residen-
tial gas customers, 245 com-
mercial users and 10 in-
dustrial users. The new rate
schedule would apply to
residential users, small com-
mercial ‘and public buildings
and large commercial users
of natural gas.
The board also contracted
with Blue Cross Blue Shield
of North Carolina for acci-
dent, health and life ine
surance coverage for city
personnel and authorized
that city employees who meet
eligibility requirements, and
who have retired with 20
years or more of satisfactory
service, including previous
retirees, shall be included in
city health care coverage
with insurance available also
to their spouses.
The board approved formal
resolution of appreciation
and commendation to 36-year
employee Joe H. McDaniel,
who retired July 1 as city
clerk and treasurer. :
The Board authorize
Mayor John Moss to
negotiate a formal contract
with Center for Urban Affairs
and Community Services,
N.C. State University, at
$10,585 cost, for a computer
feasibility demonstration and
research study expected to
take six months to complete
and named Jack Bennett, ci-
ty employee, as contact per-
son on the project for the city.
Commissioner Fred
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